The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-11-05
Guar Washington Letter.
WAsHIksFoE, D. c., Oct. a7, lss
EDITORS COURIER:

ED1tORS SOUhAEA.
The President since his return from his
Southern trip, has settled down to hard work
and will, from now until after the Christmas
holidays, devote himself to official duties, and
then in addition to such official cares will as
sumo the social features of the office, in which
Mrs. Cleveland will participate with all her
accustomed grace and charm. Both the Pres.
ident and Mrs Cleveland have expressed
themselves as delighted with the who1e.soul-
ed hospitality with which they were received
and entertained in their Southern tour. Mrs.
Cleveland cannot say too much of Southern
hospitality, of which she had heard SO much
from her childhood days, but seen SO little
She is completely snthused with It's warmth,
quiet aud dignity and attentiveness to little
details that contribute SO much to ones COM
fort and happiness. The President too was
made more familiar with the natural resources
of the Southern States than he could have
been become in o life time by merely hearing
and not witnessing the evidences thereof. II
he ever had any doubts about the justice of
the claims of the South to the appointment to
the vacancy In the u. 8. Supreme Court Bench
they were all dispelled by his trip and that
section may now feel confident of getting the
appointment
has me- 9r been time in it's history when there
/ weSe more important cases pending for It's de-
eision than now. There is the great telephone
suit in which it is expected that decision
will be rendered before. many weeks; there is
the Anarchist case uno r argument to-day,
and in whieh an opinion Will be rendered be-
fore another letter can resch you; then the
prohibition cases from IowaSn Georgia, ami
which are attracting attentions from all guar
ers, and last but not least the great coups
! cases from Virginia, the decision in which vii
| show the present feeling of the highest judi
! of the States to regulate their own internal
affairs. The decision is looked forward to
/ with great interest, and may mark the begin,
/ ming OF new era of good feeling between the
: sections and show that the Federal judiciary
still has wholesome regard for the Constitu
tional rights Of all the States within the Union n
compact. Although the Court is more than
two years behind with it's calendar it was de-
eided that these cases owing to thsir impor
/ tance shall be advanced for hearing which ii
1 a very rare thing for the United States su
preme Court to do.
Already the city is showing evidence OF the
coming Of Congress. Senators ante Represen
tatives are engaging their quarters and lay
ing plans for their winter sojourn among us
Hotels and boarding houses are having gen
eral overhauling, and all things natural and
artificial are being made as attractive as pos
commodations As q rule Washington Is ful
to overfowing with agreeable visitors from
all sections Of our Great Country in the win
ter when official life is at its height. The win
ter is looked forward to as an unusually excit
ing one politically and in the halls Of Con
gress, and as one OF unusuai brilliancy IN sn' 20
social world. It will be the winter-eve of th
4 next Presidential campaign, and both in Sh
Legislative halls and In the privacy of olul
rooms the giants In the two political psrtie
will be planning for the contest. The part,
of the people and true Governmental prinel
ples and of Constitutional guarantees is boun'
TO win. With all odds against it victory wa
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